We have all heard about the cat on the hot tin roof – but the cat in a hot air balloon is a brand new concept! Curious to see what it would look like? Then read on for everything you need to know!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start by taking a gray pencil and drawing compass, and drawing a large circle, roughly in the center of your page.
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Use the gray pencil and a ruler to add a horizontal line across the bottom section of the circle.
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Now, use an eraser to remove the section of circle under this line, leaving you with a flat-bottomed shape.
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Take the gray pencil and ruler, and bring a line down from the bottom corners, slowly angling in towards one another.
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Connect these two lines at the bottom with a straight, horizontal line, then add two more lines descending from the corners, reducing the inwards angle slightly. At the bottom, connect these two new lines with a straight line, this time extending the edges of this out ever so slightly.
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Grab the eraser, and remove any lines that are “sticking out”, to leave you with a clean, crisp outline.
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Return to the gray pencil and ruler, and add two more lines, parallel with the outside lines, in the middle section.
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Use the gray pencil and drawing compass to add a smaller circle in this section, with the bottom half of the circle crossing the tip line of the bottom box.
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Use the eraser to remove the lines inside this smaller circle…
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And then use the gray pencil to add a small, almond shape in the middle of the circle, split this in half with a short horizontal line.
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From the bottom of this “almond” bring down a straight line, dividing this into two curves at the bottom – do you see the nose and mouth beginning to take shape?
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At the top of the circle, add two small triangle shapes, giving your cat some cute ears.
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Add two small, curved lines just above the nose, and add small marks to the bottom of this for eyelashes.
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Next, add two smaller circles below the eyes, giving your cats’ cheeks some color.
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Add a few short, horizontal marks to either side of the face for whiskers…
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And then three long, thin “triangle” shapes descending from the top of the head.
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Add a small “balloon” shape on either side of the bottom of the face for your cats’ front legs…
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And then add smaller “points” to the end of this.
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Grab an eraser, and remove the lines between the bottom of the face and the top of the legs…
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Before going in to redraw the erased parts more neatly.
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Use a black fineliner pen to go over all your outlines, leaving you with a clear, defined drawing.
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Use the eraser to remove all pencil marks…
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And then use a red pen to fill in the top of the balloon, and the basket section.
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Add a touch of color to your cats’ cheeks with a pink pen…
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And use a gray pen to go over the body.
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Finally, use a brown-orange pen for the stripes on top of the cats’ head, and complete your design.
And voila – a peaceful-looking puss is taking in the views from a hot air balloon! Just where will their adventures take them? Well, that is up to you to decide…
